Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)

1964 · 116 min · Crime, Thriller, Drama

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Directed by Bryan Forbes. Starring Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke and Maria Kazan.

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